Today got off to a little bit of a late start. Nowone informed us that Canadian beer is like moonshine. We had some maintenence items to take care of in town, as bicycles are about as reliable as a Jenga stack. The derailure cable routing on Phils bike was really bad. It was exposed on the lower suspension so his foot hits it when he pedals, and can get pinched by the rear suspension movement. Some electrical tape and zip ties took care of most of the problem. As we found out later in the day the cable was actually crushed by the rear suspension and it stopped shifting. The solution was a new cable and a new routing.
After the fix we hot the trails. The rain was very light most of the day so as the lower mountain dired the riding improved dramatically. This week Whistler is hosting Crankworks, a mix of all kinds of mountain biking competition. Today was the downhill, and the course layed out was taking riders 15 to 20 minutes to complete. This is the longest course ever for pro-downhill. Watching these guys descend makes me question my ability as a rider. The speed and control is incredible.
On the lower mountain (the upper is still too wet) we rode a little of everything today. From super technical black and double black diamonds to trails with endless groomed rolling table tops and huge berms. Whistler is really like no other.
The view from the top was so clear after the rain, thats the city of Whistler below.
1 comment:
I told you Whistler is the shit!
Make friends with locals! They know where it is all at, both on the mountain and off! (which I know is hard to distinguish!)
See you guys in a bit...keep the posts up.
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